Post-thrombotic syndrome is common after deep-vein thrombosis and can cause severe symptoms involving the limbs that impair patients’ activity and quality of life. Endovascular therapy can ...
Celiac disease, a common autoimmune condition affecting approximately 1% of the population, can develop with exposure to gluten at any age. Diagnosis involves serologic testing, especially for IgA ...
The parents of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who was in a persistent vegetative state, objected to her husband's decision to discontinue artificial nutrition, and a protracted legal battle ensued.
This case vignette about a boy with cough, congestion, and fever is accompanied by two essays, one supporting empirical treatment with antibiotics for presumed bacterial pneumonia and the other ...
Explore this issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 394 No. 5).
In a 10-patient feasibility study, heart digital twins were used to guide VT ablation. Afterward, VT was noninducible in all patients; at a mean follow-up of 13 months, 8 patients were free of ...
To the Editor: The results of the randomized trial by Parienti et al. (Sept. 24 issue) 1 comparing insertion sites for central venous catheterization will help guide clinicians in their choice of ...
In assessing the fallout of implementing electronic health records, transitional chaos must be distinguished from enduring harm. But faith that EHRs will inevitably evolve in ways that help, rather ...
Health worker burnout, exacerbated by Covid-19, is not only about long hours. It’s about the fundamental disconnect between health workers and the mission to serve that motivates them.
A 55-year-old man was referred by his general practitioner because of a progressive unilateral decrease of visual acuity over the previous 6 months. The patient reported having blunt ocular trauma ...
A 57-year-old man received FOLFOX (leucovorin, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin) as treatment for colon cancer. With treatment, he had progressive hyperpigmentation of the palms of his hands.
To the Editor: In their Clinical Practice article on functional dyspepsia, Pasricha and Talley (Jan. 8 issue) 1 devote limited attention to prokinetic drugs. This choice is puzzling, given the ...